Correct money changer



Aug. 3, 1948. 2,446,182

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CORRECT MONEY CHANGER Filed Nov. 16, 1945 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 ATTE] R N EYS Patented Aug. 3, 1948 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CORRECT MONEY CHANGER Harvey H. Lannom, Nashville, Tenn., assignor to Lannom Products Corporation, Nashville, Tenn., a corporation of Tennessee Application November 16, 1945, Serial No. 629,043

4 Claims. 1

This invention relates to apparatus for use in changing money and is more specially designed for use on public conveyances, in ticket offices and where ever it is desired to make change quickly and accurately.

In order to discharge a correct amount of change from most money changers in current use it is necessary to first perform a mental calculation of the number of coins of each denomination that are necessary to constitute the total amount of change desired. As a result errors are frequently made which are time consuming and often costly.

This invention provides a correct money changer by means of which a sum of money in volving several coins of diiferent denominations may be delivered to the operator at the pushing of a single key bearing figures thereon corresponding to that sum of money.

The invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment thereof with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure l is a side view of the money changer showing the frame, the various money holders, the keys and the money slide;

Figure 2 is a View in section along the lines 2- of Figure 1 and shows the direction of movement of the ring-shaped coin delivering plates as they are placed over the openings in the bottom member to discharge the coins held within each of said plates;

Figure 3 is a top view of a section of the money changer and shows the spring clips attached to the frame which are for maintaining the coin holders in vertical positions;

Figure 4 is a View in section along line 4-4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a view in section along line 55 of Figure 2 and shows in detail the key-shaft and passage through the front wall of the money changer;

Figure 6 is a detailed plan view of a ringshaped coin plate;

Figure '7 is a side elevation of the coin plate of Figure 6;

Figure 8 is a detailed bottom view of a bottom plate section which is positioned beneath each coin plate and shows the coin opening therein;

Figure 9 is a view in section along line 95 of Figure 9;

Figure 10 is a detailed top plan view of the coin trough and Figure 11 is a side view of the coin trough showing the sloping bottom thereof.

The money changer of this invention is preferably constructed entirely of metal and is mounted in a frame It] having cylindrically shaped coin holders l I removably secured thereto.

The coin holders H are held in the frame In above the bottom plate member l3 which are screwed, or otherwise secured, to the base memhers I 4 of the frame 10.

A coin delivering plate l5 preferably ring shaped to conserve metal, is positioned beneath each of the coin holders II and is pivotally attached to a bottom plate member [3 by means of an apertured nib l6 secured to one side of the plate I5.

Each coin delivering plate I5 is further provided with an apertured spring-lever I! on one side thereof and an apertured activating lever l8 on the opposite side thereof. A spring I9 is secured to the bottom plate member l3 at one of its ends and to the apertured spring lever I! at its other end.

As best shown in Figure 2, rods or arms 2|] are guided through openings in the front wall 2i of the frame I0 and through the apertured tabs 12. The rods or arms 20 are provided with nibs 22 on their inward section for engaging levers 18 so that when an arm 20 is pushed inwards the nibs 22 will engage the levers l 8, causing the coin plates I 5 to rotate into coin delivering positions above the passageways 23 in each bottom plate l3 as indicated by the dotted lines in Figure 2.

Some of the arms 20. as for instance the arms 24, terminate in nibs 22 and extend only to one of the levers l8 for rotating the same free of the other arms. Other arms, such as arm 25, extend through the first levers l8 and terminate with nibs 22 for engaging the second levers I8. Each arm 25 is provided with an additional nib 22 intermediat its length for engaging the first lever it. Thus, when the arm 25 is pushed, it will rotate the first and second levers l8 simultaneously. Each arm 26 extends through the first and second levers l8 and terminates in a nib 22 for engaging the third lever l8. The arm 2'6 has a plurality of additional nibs 22 so that pushing of the arm 26 will rotate all three levers l8 simultaneously. Hence, for example, if arm 25 were pushed, only the first and second levers l8 would be actuated. Likewise, pushing arm 24, will only actuate the first lever l8. Arms of longer length than that of arm 26 are employed where the number of coin holders II in a single straight line is greater than three and such a construction is also within the scope of the invention.

Each of the arms 2E3 has a finger tab 271' on its outward end provided with a number or letter written thereon for advising the operator which arm to push in order to receive a desired amount of change, tokens, or the like.

Each coin delivering plate i5 is provided with an aperture 23 therethrough for the holding and delivering of coins from the coin holders 'ii to the passageways 23 in the bottom members it. The thickness of each of the plates iii predetermines the number of coins it will deliver at a single actuation.

As best shown in Figure 4, coin slides or troughs 29 each of substantially V-shaped construction in cross section, and each having a sloping bot tom as, are secured to base frame members it by means of the Wings 3! on the troughs 29. The wings 3i slide into brackets 32, which latter are soldered to the base frame members i l,

The money changer may be constructed in any desired number of sections 33, each section having a parallel row of the coin holders mounted therein by means of the springst i, which latter are soldered or otherwise secured to the frame it. Each spring 3 7,, as best seen in Figure 3, has its inner ends bent into semi-circular form for engaging the circular sides of coin holders l i.

Each section 33 of the money changer is se cured to adjacent sections by means of U shaped bars 36 of the framework 19 soldered to the re maining frame Work id of each section At its rearward end 35, the frame ill is provided with a hanger 31 of inverted V-shape and adapted to fit over a mounting bar (not shown) in a public conveyance or the like. The hanger 31 has an adjusting screw therethrough for tightly securing the money changer to a mount ing bar.

Caps 3% are provided for preventing the escape of coins from the tops of coin holders ii and are provided with coin slots at for allowing the insertion of coins into holders H.

In operation, coins are placed in holders it either by removing caps 39 or by using slots Any desired quantity or denomination of coins are thus available to the operator upon his pushing the corresponding tab 2'l.

Thus, as illustrated in Figure 2, should token be desired the token tab 2'5 is pushed actuating the token lever li and rotating the token plate 52 independently of other plates. When the token plate i3 is in the dotted line position QtA, over the token passageway i l, a predetermined number'of tokens corresponding in total thickness to the thickness of token plate 42 will be discharged through token passageway i l and will slide down trough 29 into the operators hand A co-action of two or more plates it occurs however when coins of different denominations are desired, as for instance, when a total of fifty cents is desired in change.

Thus, as illustrated in Figure 2, should fifty cents in change be desired, the arm d5 is pushed in and nibs 22 engage the levers 55. M and as of the nickel holder 39, dime holder 58, and quarter holder 5i, respectively. As each corresponding plate iii moves into its discharge position as indicated by the dotted lines 52, a nickel, two dimes and a quarter are discharged into trough The plates He then spring back into their original positions and are refilled with coins. The dime plate i5 is of a thickness of two dimes preferably while the nickel and quarter plates l5 are each only of the thickness of one coin.

Thus it will be seen that'correct change is denot -of limitation,

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. In a money changer, the combination of a frame, a plurality of separate coin holders, means holding the same in said frame, a separate apertured coin-delivering plat positioned under each of said coin holders, an apertured lever attached to each coin-delivering plate, bottom members attached to said frame and positioned under each. said coin-delivering plate, means pivoting each said coin-delivery plate to each bottom member, each said bottom member having acoin passageway offset from the coin holder to prevent coins from escaping through said coin-delivering plate, except when each said coin-delivering plate is in register with each said ,pasesagcway and means extending normal and through said apertured levers for selectively engaging oneor more of the same for simultaneous movement of said coin delivering plates to bring the apertures of the same into register with one or more, respectively, coin passageways corresponding to each of said coin delivering plates.

2. In a money changer, the combination of a frame, a plurality of parallel rows of coin holders, means holding the same in said frame, a separate apertured coin-delivering plate positioned under each of said coin holders, an apertured'lever attached to each coin delivering plate, bottom members attached to said frame and positioned under said coin delivering plates, means pivoting said coin-delivery plates to the bottom members, each said bottom members having a coin passageway offset from the aperture in each coin'holdcr to prevent coins from escaping through said coin-delivering plates, except when the apertures of said coin-delivering plates are in register with said passageways and means extending normal and through said apertured levers for selectively engaging one or more of the same for simultaneous movement of said coin-delivery plates to bring the apertures of the same into register with one or more, respectively, coin passageway corresponding to each of said coin-delivering plates, coin troughs for each of said parallel rows of coin holders, means attached to said bottom members and said coin-delivering plates for yieldably retaining the same out of register with said coin passageways, said means for engaging one or more of said plates, including a plurality of arms, each of said arms having a section thereof extending through the outside of said frame and another section thereof extending inside of said frame, each of said arms having nibs attached to the inside section thereof for engaging certain of said apertured levers whereby the apertures of said ccinedelivering plates may be selectively moved into register with the said coin passageways.

3. In a money changer, a frame, a plurality of aligned tubular coin holders arranged in a single row, each holder adapted to receive a quantity of coins and having a discharge outlet therefor, spring means securing said tubular coin holders to said frame, bottom members secured to said frame below each said tubular holder and spaced from the discharge outlet thereof a predetermined distance substantially equal to the thickness of the coin to be discharged from said associated tubular coin holder, each bottom member having a discharge recess laterally offset from its associated tubular coin holder discharge outlet, a coin-delivering plate in the space between each tubular coin holder and its associated bottom member, each coin delivering plate having a coin opening substantially equal to the discharge outlet with which it cooperates, means pivoting each said coin-delivering plate to its adjacent bottom member, spring means between each bottom member and adjacent coin-delivering plate for yieldably retaining the same with the opening thereof in alignment with the discharge outlet of its associated tubular coin holder, a lever attached to each coin-delivering plate, each of said levers being provided with an elongated slot, a group of arms slidably mounted in said frame, the number of said arms being equal to the number of the coin-delivering plates and serially arranged for manual actuation, the first arm of said serially arranged arms terminating in a nib and adapted to contact one of said levers to shift the same, each succeeding arm of said group passing through the elongated slots of the levers actuated by the preceding arms of said group and terminating in a nib adjacent to an additional one of said levers for actuating the same, each said succeeding arms having additional nibs equal in number to the number of elongated slots through which each succeeding arm passes, said additional nibs contacting such levers through which each succeeding arm passes for actuating said levers whereby each succeeding arm moves such levers simultaneously and independently of the remaining levers and arms.

4. In a money changer the combination of a frame, a plurality of separate coin holders held by said frame, separate apertured coin delivering plates positioned under each of said coin holders, bottom members attached to said frame and positioned under said coin delivering plates in such a manner as to prevent coins from escaping through the bottom of each of said coin delivering plates except at times when said coin delivering plates are in coin delivering positions and means for engaging two or more of said coin deliverin plates to cause simultaneous movement thereof, each of said bottom members having a coin passageway therein corresponding to each of said coin delivering plates, the walls of each of said passageways being positioned so that coins can pass between said walls when said plates are in coin delivering positions, said coin delivering plates being pivotally secured to one of said bottom members, said plates each having a sprin attached thereto, said springs each being also attached to one of said bottom members, said means for engaging two or more of said plates including a plurality of levers, each of said leve being attached to one of said plates, and a plu rality of arms, each of said arms having a sectio thereof extending through the outside of sai frame and another section thereof extending in side of said frame, said arms having nibs attached to the inside section thereof for engaging said levers to move said plates into coin delivering relationship with the said coin apertures, some of said arms having a plurality of nibs thereon and said some of said arms being of such lengths that said nibs engage a plurality of said levers for releasing coins of differing types from said coin delivering machine by a movement of a single one of said arms, said arms having tabs on the outer ends thereof bearing indicia thereon for differentiating each of said arms and for indicating the total change which will result from a pushing of each of said arms.

HARVEY H. LANNOM.

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